Rockies’ Ryan McMahon Celebrates Milestone While Trade Speculation Grows

The Rockies have had their third baseman on the roster since the 2017 season and he just landed as a top option on the trade list.

Jun 24, 2025; Denver, Colorado, USA; Colorado Rockies third baseman Ryan McMahon (24) following the loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers at Coors Field. / Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images

The Colorado Rockies drafted Ryan McMahon back in 2013 as a second-round pick (No. 42 overall) and he’s proven to be one of their most consistent performers since arriving to the Major Leagues

In the current series against the Boston Red Sox, McMahon just finished his 1000th career game in a loss on Tuesday night.

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McMahon has been in a Rockies uniform since his major league debut in August of 2017. He only played in 17 games that season, but after that he has had steady production. Six of the eight complete seasons he’s had with Colorado, he’s played in over 140 games. 

His career slash is .240/.322/.418 and 136 homers with 443 RBI. This season he’s slashing just under his career average. On the year he’s played in 90 total games with a .210/.310/.373 slash mark. He’s hit 12 homers and had 26 RBI. 

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Arguably his best season came in 2021 when he played in 151 games and slashed .254/.331/.449. This was a career-best OPS at .780. In 2021, he had 23 home runs with another career best 86 RBI. 

While he had impressive numbers in 2021 it wasn’t until 2024 the he was named a National League All-Star for the first time. He had career highs in not only plate appearances, but hits and walks as well.

The 2024 season also saw him earn his first career All-Star selection through player balloting.

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This would make him only the fourth-third baseman in franchise history to earn this accolade. He etched himself into their record books alongside Vinny Castilla (1995, 1998), Jeff Cirillo (2000) and Nolan Arenado (2015-19).

With 22 days left before the trade deadline McMahon finds him No. 27 on the Athletic trade board and the third-highest third baseman on the list following Alex Bregman (Boston Red Sox) and Eugenio Suárez (Arizona Diamondbacks).

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McMahon might be one of Colorado's studs, but he could be worth a lot to a team who will be playing in the postseason. He would be a fairly cheap acquisition for how good of a defender he is with only $3.8 million owed to him the season.

Players who stay with a team for 1,000 games seem to be few and far in between these days. The Rockies should be proud of this milestone as his tenure in Colorado might be coming to an end.

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